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SUPPLEMENTAL LEADER TYPE CASE.

Iva 301,909. Patented Ju1y 16, 1884.

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HENRY MARSHALL, OF LYNN, AND R. EDWIN SPARRELL, OF BOSTON, MASS.

SUPPLEMENTAL LEADER-TYPE CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,909, dated July 15,1884.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY MARSHALL,

of Lynn, in the-county of Essex, and B. ED-

means of hooks or other suitable devices connected thereto, and thusprovide several extra compartments, into which may be placed F leadersor leader-type, fancy borders, and such other printing-type or extraprinting devices and material not provided for in the regular printerscase as now in general use, and it consists in the construction andarrangement of-a supplemental small case or box having one or morelateral partitions, forming a series of compartments adapted to hold orretain in a convenient po sition for easy removal therefrom of suchcontents, the front of the case and bottom thereof being formed with aview to facilitate the operation, and provided with means fortemporarily securing it to or upon such portions of the common case asshall render it the most convenient for use; and it further consists ofthe combination and arrangement therewith of one or more hoppersconnecting with the compartments in such manner as to enable thetype-matter, when being distributed, to be placed in, the hopper, andwhen being set up to be removed from the bottom or lower portion of thecase containing the typematter, so the whole contents may be uniformlyused or worn by the operation of printing therewith; and it furtherconsists in details of construction hereinafter more fully described,and set forth in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of our invention, showing ahopper connected.

Fig. 2 represents a similar view of our invention, the hopper beingomitted. Fig. 3 rep resents a vertical section through the same assuspended upon a type-case when in use with a hopper.

A represents the ends of the case, provided Application filed February7, 1883. (N0 model.)

with'a back, B, front 0, and bottom D, from which extends rearward andupward the incline-piece E, theback B being provided with hooks F, bywhich the case may be suspended from the front edge or projecting ledgeof a common type-case, as'shown in Fig. 3.

The'case is provided with one or more partitions, H,so as to form two ormore compartments, as shown in Fig. 2; but, if desired, the

be dispensed with and one or more hoppers, T, arranged instead, as shownin Figs. 1 and 3. The leaders, quads, borders, or sorts, whendistributed, being placedwithin the hoppers T, work or slide downward tothe bottom of the compartments, from which they are to be taken out whensetting up, and thereby insure an equal wear upon the whole contents ofthe compartment.

upper tier or tiers of compartments, P, may

It will be understood that the case may be 7 constructed with only thelower compartments, if desired. The upper tiers-and hoppers may eitherone, or both be dispensed with, and

yet serve the purposes contemplated in our invention. 7 I e The case orcases-one or rriore1nay be suspended fromthe front ofa common type-case,as now in general use, by any means desired, and when not Wanted forimmediate use may be removed therefrom and suspended from the wall orplaced upon a shelf until occasion may render their use desirable.

Having thus described ourinvcntion, what we claim is- 1. A supplementaltype-case having a se-. ries of inclined compartments, and provided withhooks adapted to suspend the ease upon the front edge of a commontype-case, substantially as described, as and for the purposes setforth.

2. A supplemental type-case having a series of inclined compartmentsextended upward into hoppers, and provided with hooks adapted to suspendthe case upon the front edge of a common type-case, substantially asdescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

SYLvnNUs WALKER, W. R. MARBLE.

